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Job summary

Main area
Midwifery
Grade
Band 7
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
245-NAM7ANC-06-25
Employer
Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Tameside General Hospital
Town
Ashton-Under-Lyne
Salary
£46,148 - £52,809 pro rata per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
09/07/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust logo

Antenatal Clinic and Assessment Unit Lead Midwife

Band 7

Job overview

As we continue to expand and develop our maternity services, we are seeking an experienced, motivated, and passionate midwife for this senior leadership role. This is an exciting opportunity to join our well-established maternity unit and requires someone who is very well organised, adaptable, knowledgeable, and has the ability to lead and inspire others.

It is vital you can demonstrate an understanding of antenatal care/services, excellent interpersonal and communication skills, and a flexible approach and commitment to work. 

Our most recent CQC inspection recognised our maternity unit to have an open culture and staff were proud to work for our service, felt respected, supported and valued; the recent report found our staff and services to be focused on the needs of and engage well with birthing people and the community. We are keen to continuously develop and improve, and are looking for a compassionate and dedicated midwifery leader to support us in our vision.

Main duties of the job

The Antenatal Clinic and Assessment Unit lead midwife will ensure the delivery of an exceptional standard of safe, effective, and 
personalised maternity care to service users. You will achieve this through effective management of staff, finances, and resources while working collaboratively with the multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams, senior leadership team, stakeholders, and service user groups.


You will be an exemplary role model for all staff, leading by example and empowering staff to constantly develop and improve patient care. 
In this role you will be visible, accessible, and provide clinical and managerial leadership on Antenatal Clinic and Assessment Unit and will provide management support to the maternity matrons and senior leadership team.

Working for our organisation

Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust serves a community of 250,000 people across Tameside & Glossop. We provide a range of services both within the hospital and across our community for both adults and children. Our vision is to improve health outcomes for our population and influence wider determinants of health through collaboration with our health & care partners. 

We have a clear set of values & behaviours which we expect all of our staff to demonstrate: 

  • Compassion
  • Accountability
  • Respect
  • Excellence

We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population. 

We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian & minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ & Disabled people. 

Benefits include; flexible working, 27-33 days annual leave plus bank holidays, sick pay, NHS Pension Scheme, free eye tests and health checks, gym discount, free bicycle loan scheme, salary sacrifice car scheme, support with stress, bereavement, relationships, finance, and much more. 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The job description gives an overview of the main tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification focuses on the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. These documents are attached on the page and can be downloaded.  

Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found on this job advert.

All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Registered midwife with current NMC registration
  • Degree in midwifery or working towards
  • Evidence of CPD
Desirable criteria
  • Recognised leadership course

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Significant post-registration experience of NHS midwifery, particularly antenatal care
  • Recent leadership/management experience

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to manage own work without supervision, work flexibly, and prioritise
  • Excellent interpersonal skills
  • Computer literate/IT skills
  • Motivated to lead a team and enable development

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of risk management, clinical governance and audit

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

The vacancy may close early if it attracts a high number of applications. Please complete and submit your application in good time to avoid disappointment.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Miranda Woodhead
Job title
Maternity Outpatients Matron
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 922 6195
Additional information

Leanne Ingle - Practice Retention midwife 0161 922 4324 / [email protected]

Andrea Plumbley - Antenatal Outpatients Manager 0161 922 6171 / [email protected]

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